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A preliminary investigation shows that whatever happened to Tampa lawyer Henry W. Hicks when he died while trying to retrieve his powerboat’s anchor, it does not appear to involve alcohol or foul play.

All but nine of the 60 Stetson University College of law students who took the February bar exam passed both parts on their first try, resulting in the highest passing percentage of the 11 Florida law schools whose grads took the test.